2022 Richmond Spiders football team

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2022 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Billy Cosh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Wood (3rd season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 William & Mary +^  7 1   11 2  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 11 Richmond ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 17 Elon ^  6 2   8 4  
Rhode Island  5 3   7 4  
No. 19 Delaware ^  4 4   8 5  
Towson  4 4   6 5  
Villanova  4 4   6 5  
Monmouth  3 5   5 6  
Albany  2 6   3 8  
Maine  2 6   2 9  
Hampton  1 7   4 7  
Stony Brook  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

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Preseason

Following the graduation of four-year starting quarterback Joe Mancuso, the Spiders brought in graduate transfer Reece Udinski from Maryland to lead the team in 2022. [1] Udinski, who formerly played at VMI, reunites with his former teammate Jakob Herres at wide receiver. [2]

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition of Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season. [3]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Villanova270 (16)
2Delaware235 (7)
3Rhode Island224
4Richmond219
5William & Mary206 (2)
6Elon191 (1)
7Stony Brook151
8Maine134
9New Hampshire117
10Monmouth105
11Towson81
12Albany64
13Hampton31

Preseason All-CAA team

Junior linebacker Tristan Wheeler and senior kick returner Aaron Dykes were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 12:30 p.m. at Virginia *No. 24 ACCRSN L 17–34 41,122
September 10 5:30 p.m. Saint Francis * FloSports/NBCS WA W 31–21 6,388
September 17 noon at Lehigh * ESPN+ W 30–6 6,178
September 24 2:00 p.m. Stony Brook No. 22
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/NBCS WA W 51–7 7,618
October 1 2:00 p.m.at No. 23 Elon No. 17 FloSports L 27–30 2OT 9,243
October 15 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Villanova No. 21
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/MASN W 20–10 7,830
October 22 2:00 p.m. at Hampton No. 19 FloSports W 41–10
October 29 1:00 p.m. at Maine No. 17 FloSports W 31–21 4,278
November 5 3:30 p.m. No. 17 New Hampshire Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/MASN W 40–34 6,329
November 12 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Delaware No. 12 FloSports W 21–13 16,534
November 19 noon No. 8 William & Mary No. 11
FloSports/NBCS WA L 26–37 8,200
November 26 2:00 p.m. Davidson *No. 13
ESPN+ W 41–0 3,000
December 3 5:00 p.m. at No. 2 Sacramento State *No. 13
ESPN+ L 31–38 9,136
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

At Virginia

1234Total
No. 24 Spiders737017
Cavaliers14140634

Saint Francis

1234Total
Red Flash670821
Spiders01431431

At Lehigh

1234Total
Spiders7137330
Mountain Hawks00606

Stony Brook

1234Total
Seawolves70007
No. 22 Spiders72814251

At No. 23 Elon

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 17 Spiders77307327
No. 23 Phoenix140037630

No. 17 Villanova

1234Total
No. 17 Wildcats730010
No. 21 Spiders0140620

At Hampton

1234Total
No. 19 Spiders101471041
Pirates0100010

At Maine

1234Total
No. 17 Spiders2107331
Black Bears0701421

No. 17 New Hampshire

1234Total
No. 17 Wildcats0720734
No. 14 Spiders71713340

At No. 17 Delaware

1234Total
No. 12 Spiders3331221
No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens0001313

No. 8 William & Mary

1234Total
No. 8 Tribe71014637
No. 11 Spiders677626

FCS Playoffs

Davidson - First Round

1234Total
Wildcats00000
No. 13 Spiders10177741

At No. 2 Sacramento State - Second Round

1234Total
No. 13 Spiders14710031
No. 2 Hornets71071438

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 24RVRV2217232119171412111311
Coaches 24TRVRV24T22RV2521201413111412

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References

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